Shopping Guide 4 years old

SHOPPING GUIDES4-5 YEARS OLD
Written By Nurtured Play
 
 

Puzzles

At this age, most puzzles will be a variation of Jigsaw puzzles of different levels.

However, these two 2 piece puzzles (1 & 2) are appropriate for 4 years old as they practice concepts for language and math.

Interest on puzzles can vary greatly from child to child (specially as they get older), so keep that in mind to focus on your specific child and avoid comparison.

In our home, we had more interest with stacking and nesting puzzles than more traditional jigsaw puzzles. And we went from the 4 pieces to no interest to 48 pieces at 4 years old.

The following puzzles are to give you alternatives of different number of pieces.

 

Logic Games

The three year old guide has one type of these games in the Puzzles sections, but by 4 logic games really enter the scene.

Logic Case: A favorite for us to take on the go. Great for entertainment at a restaurant while you wait.

Rush Hour Jr.: Recommended age for this one is 5year old. However from feedback I have heard is good for a 4yo who enjoys puzzles and logic games.

 

Building Toys

1.Magnetic Tiles // 2.Magnetic Shapes // 3.Mini Magnetic tiles // 4.Classic LEGO //

For the unit blocks below you can use code HALFWAY23 for 15% off

6.Unit Blocks - Beginner Set // 7.Unit Blocks - Super Saver

7. Mini Bricks // 8.Clixo Flexible Magnetic Building Toy

Magnetic Tiles: There’s a reason these are so popular. They’re just a lot of fun to build with and experiment with the magnets. They’ve been played so much in our home.

Mini Magnetic Tiles: This mini version is such a good “smaller” gift and a great one to bring on the go. We love them at restaurants while we wait for our food.

Magnetic Shapes: These shapes are really small, which makes them perfect for a toy on the go, and for small spaces.

Unit Blocks: There’s a lot of blocks out there, and block play is always great.

We love unit blocks because of the mathematical relations between the pieces and because these relations allow for great sturdy builds.

Another reason I love these unit blocks, it’s because you can always add to your block collection by purchasing individual pieces.

Beginner Set: A great set to start with if you just want to try unit blocks out.

Super Saver: If you’re limited in space or budget, this set includes a good amount of the basic shapes and some more advanced ones. It does leave out some of the bigger pieces.

Clixo: These flexible shapes support more complex creations and therefore it’s a best recommendation for 4+

 

Tabletop Games

1.Spot it! Jr. // 2.UNO Jr. // 3.Guess in 10 Jr. // 4.Zingo! // 5.Cupcake Party // 5.Hoot Owl Hoot! // 6.Unicorn Glitterluck

Guess in 10 Jr.: Love this game for vocabulary and concept development.

Unicorn Glitterluck: A favorite in our home.

 

Pretend Play

Below you can find some suggestions and ideas for pretend play.

There are a lot of offerings out there. In our home, we have a couple of pretend play materials, but we also encourage the use of loose parts as stand ins to use with imagination.

1.Wooden Animal Barn // 2.Animal Figurines // 3.Rainbow Streamer // 4.Play Silks // 5.Ice Cream Set // 6.Tea Set // 7.Vet Set // 8.Coco Village Dollhouse // 9.Hearth and Hand Dollhouse // 10.Rockert Ship Playset

Play Silks: A completly open ended toy. It can feel weird to offer it without a purpose, but kids can use it to wrap toys as part of the envelopment schema, to play peek a boo or hide and seek, for pretend play, for fort building as they get older

Dollhouses: These two dollhouses were my top pick. We ended up going with the Coco Village one during a promotion.

 

Arts & Crafts

A big interest in all things crafting began at 3 years old in our home.

Here are some great materials to support this interest.

 

Music

1.Lovevery Music Set // 2.Harmonica // 3.Tambourine // 4.Desk Bells // 5.Kindergarten Recorder

Kindergarten recorder: This recorder has only 5 holes on the front and can play 6 different notes. It’s design for small hands.

 

Practical Life

1.Nylon knives // 2.Grape Cutter // 3.Measuring Cups // 4.Citrus Juicer // 5.Pizza Set // 6.Toddler Tower [CODE halfway10 for 10% OFF] // 7.Silicone Baking Cups // 8.Tovla Kitchen set // 9.Hand Mixer // 10.Little Vacuum

Toddler Tower: Our most used item daily.

Nylon Knives: These knives are our favorite child-friendly knives, we introduced closer to 2yo, but you could start them sooner depending on your child.

Tovla Kitchen set: This set includes the nylon knives.

Grape Cutter: This one is a favorite in our house. It saves us time and everyone loves using it.

Citrus Juicer: Another favorite tool to use, specially in the summer. This small Juicer is perfect for independent use.

Little Vacuum: This is a real vacuum, but the perfect size for kiddos that love to vacuum. Much better than a toy vacuum in my opinion

Notes & disclaimers:

*Some of this products are affiliated. This means, I get some commission when you buy them from the link posted in this page. This is at no cost to you.

*No products in this guide have been sponsored or given in exchange for being part of this gift guide

*This gift guide is broken down by ages with the hopes of give you a better idea of what’s developmentally appropriate and of interest based on a child’s age. This is information I’ve gathered from child development learnings, personal experience, as well as feedback from other parents. In any case, specially as children get older, interest and skill levels might vary. Please have the particular child you’re shopping for in mind

*We don’t own all these products in our home. I do my best to bring the best alternatives to you from feedback I’ve gathered from multiple places. You can see which ones are our personal fa

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